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15 years ago

NCO MegaCore Function

Hi, If I want to generate the fixed amplitude and Fixed Frequency statble Sine Wave, is NCO MegaCore Function is the right choice? Outof the following Generation Algorithm Small ROM ...
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15 years ago

the different generation algorithms are largely a resource/time trade off

if you have lots of extra RAM in your design, choose one of the ROM based NCOs

if you have lots of logic leftover use a parallel CORDIC

if you've got a high clock rate but low sample rate use a serial CORDIC

if you've got some multipliers left over use a multiplier based

a common specification for NCOs is spurious free dynamic range SFDR. you can get an idea of what you can achieve in the MegaWizard when you vary the parameters